Partnering with our clients, DCI provides strategic counsel and designs winning public affairs and communications campaigns around the world.  Our creative solutions advance the business priorities of our clients by delivering results in the most challenging environments. 

Our team includes public affairs strategists who have held positions at the most senior levels within government, politics, and corporate communications. Each has extensive experience in managing complex issue campaigns. They choose to work at DCI Group because they want a different kind of career experience and the highest quality client relationships. Our team members are motivated by our business approach, where our success is predicated on our clients’ success.

DCI Group is currently seeking to fill the position of Account Executive in our Client Services division with a strong focus on media affairs.

General responsibilities include: day-to-day interaction with media; providing strategic counsel to clients and internal client teams; drafting and editing message documents including op-eds and taking points; creating and implementing media strategy on behalf of clients and client teams. 

The Account Executive will be required to:

• Understand complex policy issues,      specifically in the telecom space
• Pitch news stories to      various media outlets including TV, print and radio
• Establish and develop      relationships with members of the media
• Manage and administer the      activities of assigned accounts or industry segments in accordance with      DCI policies and client objectives
• Manage complex issue      campaigns, including, creation and executive of strategic media affairs      plans
• Work well under deadline      in a fast paced environment

The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, energetic, and highly organized with great interpersonal skills.  Furthermore, the candidate must be able to demonstrate solid written and verbal communication skills and have experience developing communications plans, press materials, pitches, op-eds and blog postings.  Telecom industry knowledge and strong media contacts is preferred.  Finally, it is essential that the individual selected for this position be able to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization and be viewed as a highly collaborative team player.

The ideal candidate would possess the following skills:

• Have and maintain strong      existing reporter relationships
• Understanding of the      telecom policy space
• Ability to work      independently and manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to prepare and      present complex materials or issues before a wide variety of audiences
• Great interpersonal skills      with the ability to work with a variety of communication styles
• New media      expertise—including blogger contacts
• Willingness to travel      domestically (10%)
• Four to six years of      experience in public relations, media relations or journalism

We look forward to receiving your application!
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